Hello! Just popping in for a quick update! The Oxford Wooden Platforms are close to being done, there's just several more pairs to finish! We were working to design a removable tassel that can be added to the shoe's laces so we're still in the process of prototyping that. I need to receive it in the US and review the fit and function and if all is good, we will add those to each pair! Here's some photos of the shoes in progress:
I believe at the current rate, we may be looking at a July/early August fulfillment which should be right on schedule. I will make sure to update again as things progress! Thank you! :)
We are on pace to unlock all our goals! I’d like to set up stretch goals and I know many people are interested in seeing more color ways for our frog hoodies. Which would you like to see unlock first?
We also hit 12.9k and 111 backers, so the Spikes & Ribbons earrings and the freebie Vampy sticker were officially unlocked!
Just a few quick notes:
POT backers account for 1/3 of all raised funds. That means that 1/3 of all raised funds will take 4 months to be received - this may extend production, especially if we reach the final stretch via preorder store later. Thankfully, we are able to pay a deposit from the campaign to start production first, and that should help
As noted in this update, it takes the full 4 months for POT backers to even receive their surveys. Unfortunately, because of the limits of production this may mean POT backers have surveys that do not include as many items due to limited unclaimed stock for some items. We won't know until we know more about the next point:
In about 2 days we will know how many payments have errored! In about 1 week I'll send out emails to anyone whose cards are still errored. After 2 weeks, we'll start actually receiving deposits. Depending on how much didn't go through, we may or may not have to adjust our goals. If we don't have a massive amount errored, then we can proceed with unlocking the black cat earrings and red and purple colorways of the guillotine via survey and preorder store funds.
The surveys and the front end (this crowdfunding side) are completely disconnected and seemingly on entirely different servers. We have to manually copy over every single listing one by one (all text, quantities, and images) then also link them one by one to the titles of what you pledged for here in order to do the surveys. We have a ton of listings on this campaign... Getting this survey finished will take weeks even between the 2 of us. I don't know why backerkit did this to their website, it's more work for everyone that direct imports don't exist. Stay tuned for when it and the preorder store will be ready!
The colorways currently unlocked are: silver + white enamel, black + white enamel, black + pink enamel. Below are my best attempts at renditions of the other options I came up with!
Hello, just a quick update, I have officially locked the shoe orders and will begin bulk production of the shoes soon! If you have not answered the survey, I have emailed you individually, please answer the survey by 04/03/2026 or unfortunately, I'll have to cancel your pledge. Thanks everyone!
Hello! Just wanted to pop in to confirm that fulfillment has been completed! Everyone should have received an email with tracking information. Some of the packages have started to be delivered as well so please make sure to keep an eye on the tracking information for when to receive your package. Please reach out if there was any issues with your order, I've included information in the package for how to contact me directly. Once more, thank you so much everyone for supporting this campaign, I'm looking forward to seeing your coordinates! :)
Yay, so happy to share that the crowdfund goal has been reached, thank you sooooooo much everyone!! I'm thankful I get to bring my 2nd shoe design to life, couldn't do it at all without your help!
Because there's already many colors and sizes available right from the start, I will not introduce stretch goals at this time. However, due to one of your suggestions (thank you jaky!), I've been discussing with my manufacturer whether or not we can add a removable decorative tassel for the shoes! Here's a sketch below of what I mean:
He said that we could make one if we invest in the cost to create a mold for it and now that the crowdfund has reached its goal, I can commit to developing that with the bulk order!
There's still several hours left to go, thanks so much for supporting my last crowdfund of 2025! :D
Hello! Wanted to pop in for one last update regarding the campaign! As mentioned in the last update, all the orders have now shipped. All orders should have been delivered by this point so please contact me if you never received your shoes! Here's all the final shoe colors together~
Unlike the crowdfund campaign, this is a direct pre-order so your card will be charged within a few business days of you placing the order. If you'd like a payment plan, please contact me and we can arrange one through PayPal for 50% deposit. I will be placing the order with the shoe manufacturer before the end of the year.
Because fulfillment of the campaign took quite a bit of time to handle by myself (shoes also take up so much storage space!), I decided to discuss with my manufacturer about using a fulfillment company in China for the 2nd bulk order. Hopefully this will make fulfillment go faster as the shoes can be made and shipped more quickly instead of needing to travel overseas to me first. We are looking into shipping options that includes duties & taxes but I want to make sure we can still keep full insurance on the packages in the event anything happens so we're still investigating options.
The estimated delivery is March or April 2026 but might be earlier as I'll be submitting the orders on a rolling basis as I reach the amount needed to fulfill the minimum order quantity. The Spring Festival in China is coming up so it really will depend on how busy my shoe manufacturer is before the holiday.
Hello hello, here with another update! The bags have been completed and successfully delivered to me in the United States!
There currently isn't a way for me to charge for shipping for specific pledges separately in Backerkit so if you ordered just the bag and would like to receive it now instead of waiting for the clothes to be completed, please contact me and I'll send you a PayPal invoice! Otherwise, bags will be shipped out when the clothing is completed.
On that note, the bulk order for the clothing has officially been placed so clothes are now in production. We're estimating production will take around 50 days, which places things being completed around mid to late November if there are no hiccups. So at this time the, December 2025/January 2026 shipment date has not yet changed. I'll make sure to give an update if it looks like things will get delayed!
I very recently participated in a fashion show at Okashicon 2025 and got to show off the final mini hats and updated bag samples! Here are some pictures of my lovely models behind-the-scenes!
I'm looking forward to being able to share the final versions of the clothes with you guys, thanks again for the support!
We fucking did it!! Thank you all so much. :D We have a POST-CAMPAIGN UNLOCK thanks to the polls, and you guys decided you wanted to go see the World's Largest Ball of Twine:
NOW, Erik is hard at work not losing his mind and doing last-minute tweaks on designs and Laurie is working on Backerkit surveys, which will be out in a week and a half! First wave of jackets will hopefully go out by late September!
Also, in case you didn't know, ALL of our hoodies and pins from previous campaigns (and a couple secret ones!) are on our webstore here NOW: https://lagunastudios.net/collections/merch
As for the track jackets, they will be released on our webstore AFTER the backers receive their orders, along with DROPS of jackets that were NOT unlocked on this campaign or perhaps lost a poll. ;)
